diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/install.rb b/Library/Homebrew/install.rb
index e92e80e084..8cbcb0c2a2 100755
--- a/Library/Homebrew/install.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/install.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ def text_for_keg_only_formula f
   <<-EOS
 This formula is keg-only, so it was not symlinked into #{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}.
 
-#{f.keg_only?}
+#{f.keg_only?.strip}
 
 Generally there are no consequences of this for you.
 If you build your own software and it requires this formula, you'll need